12-letter words starting with t

to ring true — If a statement rings true, it seems to be true or genuine. If it rings hollow, it does not seem to be true or genuine.
to sb's face — If you say something to someone's face, you say it openly in their presence.
to see sense — If you try to make someone see sense or see reason, you try to make them realize that they are wrong or are being stupid.
to sit tight — If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen.
to stop dead — To stop dead means to suddenly stop happening or moving. To stop someone or something dead means to cause them to suddenly stop happening or moving.
to take time — If you say that something will take time, you mean that it will take a long time.
to take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
to talk shop — If you say that people are talking shop, you mean that they are talking about their work, and this is boring for other people who do not do the same work.
to the death — to the very end (of a struggle, quarrel, etc.)
to the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
to the nines — to perfection
to the point — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
to the skies — extremely highly
to the teeth — (in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
to think big — If you think big, you make plans on a large scale, often using a lot of time, effort, or money.
to walk tall — If you say that someone walks tall, you mean that they behave in a way that shows that they have pride in themselves and in what they are doing.
to your feet — If you get or rise to your feet, you stand up.
toaster oven — an electrical appliance that functions as both an oven and a toaster and is small enough to fit on a kitchen counter or table.
tobacco leaf — the leaves of the tobacco plant, used for the production of cigarettes and tobacco
tobacco road — a squalid and impoverished rural community.
toboggan run — a slope that you can slide down on a toboggan
toe and heel — a technique used by racing drivers while changing gear on sharp bends, in which the brake is operated by the toe (or heel) of the right foot while the heel (or toe) simultaneously operates the accelerator
toe the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
toe the mark — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
toffee-apple — an apple fixed on a stick and coated with a thin layer of toffee
toffee-nosed — stuck-up; conceited; pretentious: a toffee-nosed butler; a toffee-nosed shop.
toga virilis — the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
togetherness — warm fellowship, as among members of a family.
toggle joint — any of various devices consisting basically of a rod that can be inserted into an object and then manipulated so that the inserted part spreads, becomes offset, or turns at a right angle to the exterior part, allowing it to be used as a support, handle, linkage, lever, etc.
toilet paper — a soft, lightweight, sanitized paper used in bathrooms for personal cleanliness.
toilet table — a low table with mirror or mirrors where you sit while dressing or applying makeup
toilet water — a scented liquid used as a light perfume; cologne.
toilet-train — to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
token strike — a brief strike intended to convey strength of feeling on a disputed issue
tolerability — capable of being tolerated; endurable: His arrogance is no longer tolerable.
tollgatherer — a person who collects tolls, taxes, or other imposts.
tom o'bedlam — a roving beggar afflicted with or feigning madness.
tomato aspic — aspic1 (def 2).
tomato juice — liquid from a tomato
tomato paste — a soft, smooth substance made from crushed tomatoes, used in cooking
tomato puree — liquidized tomatoes
tomato sauce — ketchup
tombstone ad — a boxed advertisement without artwork or illustrations, especially one announcing an issue of a stock or bond.
tommy atkins — any private of the British army.
tone cluster — a group of adjacent notes played on a keyboard instrument typically with the fist, forearm, or elbow, similar groupings also occurring in orchestral music.
tone control — a manual control used to adjust the relative responses of an amplifier to high, low, and intermediate audio frequencies.
tone dialing — a system of calling telephone numbers wherein tones of differing pitch corresponding to the digits in the number called are electronically generated by manipulating pushbuttons (contrasted with pulse dialing).
tone in with — to harmonize with
tongue cover — a loose-leaf binding having a flap of the cover concealing the binding posts.
tongue graft — whip graft.

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